WBA Annual Industry Report 2019 now live

Events & Announcements

Our Members

We are proud to count many of the world’s leading telecommunications companies amongst our members. Our board includes companies such as AT&T, Intel and China Telecom, while our general membership includes more than 150 companies from more than 30 countries.

“Facebook is excited to be joining the WBA. Facebook's mission is to give people the power to share and make the world more open and connected and we are actively developing technologies and promoting policies to make access, adoption, and use of the Internet more available and affordable. We applaud WBA's efforts such as World Wi-Fi Day, its Connected City Advisory Board, and its Public Advocacy Program to support WBA member agendas globally on spectrum, security, privacy and regulatory policies. We look forward to working with WBA members to create a better Internet for all.”

- Facebook

“The WBA and the Wireless Global Congress gives members the opportunity to contribute to the organization’s ongoing projects and initiatives, including the concept of ‘Connecting the Unconnected’ in challenging environments such
as India and Africa.”

- BT

“Intel aims to shape a better Wi-Fi user experience with the
community of leading Wi-Fi operator in WBA. We joined WBA
to help develop the business and value-chain for hotspots
by leveraging the common roaming specifications
developed by WBA.”

- Intel

The WBA is taking on a very active and strong position on setting the agenda for the future, and I think that's exactly what the ecosystem needs right now

- Ruckus Wireless

The Wireless Global Congress, as well as the WBA, is really important in driving innovation and driving the standards that are truly going to make the Internet of Things a reality

- AT & T

WBA brings 3G-like experience to Wi-Fi as an integral part of a service provider's radio access network on par with 2G, 3G, and LTE. Members are on equal footing and working together to make Wi-Fi roaming seamless, secure, and interoperable

- Cisco

Because fellow members – who are among the world’s leading hotspot operators – are committed to global Wi-Fi roaming, our WBA membership helps us keep growing the Boingo Roaming Network and sustaining it as the world’s largest of its kind

- Boingo

The WBA plays a very important part in Smith Micro's strategy in the ecosystem. The Wireless Global Congress is the best place for independent vendors to collaborate with wireless and cable service providers, while at the same time helping to influence policy and quality of service

- Smith Micro

This Wireless Global Congress series and the WBA are extremely important to bring us together to discuss the topics that matter most to us. We're much stronger as an alliance than we are individually, and we're approaching issues together as a community.

- iPass

WBA drives best practices to enable Mobile Data Offloading and carrier class Wi-Fi deployments. We have joined WBA to take an active part in the further development of these best practices.

- Aptilo Networks

WBA is a unique ecosystem to facilitate Wi-Fi enabled services through improvements in user experience, interoperability and service delivery across technologies, devices and networks.

- KT

Our Previous Events

SAN JOSE 2016 HIGHLIGHTS

The last Wireless Global Congress of 2016 was undoubtedly a very memorable event. In this video, re-live some of the highlights from speakers, the exhibition floor, and the WBA Industry Awards and Gala Dinner.

LOOKING BACK TO LIVERPOOL 2016

The first Wireless Global Congress of 2016 took place in beautiful Liverpool, UK, on 27-30 June as part of the International Festival for Business. It was a fantastic global gathering of WBA members, key thought-leaders, and executives from all across the world and wireless ecosystem. Take a look back at our biggest and best Congress yet!